Mija, Stay Mad! (Maybe This Is How It Starts)

A new season! I AM BACK! Now at midlife and regulated, I come back to tell you the in-betweens and share through story-telling how others and I pursue unconventional freedom in hopes of inspiring you to hit the bucket and start all over again, as needed.

Through a mutual friend and in the midst of COVID, I connected with Danielle. Through her, rRest proved to be a hypnotic method that allowed me to regulate a troubled nervous system. Danielle Yuhasz is the founder of  Rise and Glow Coaching LLC  and a certified  Intuitive Healing Coach in the rREST® Technique . She helps clients  process unprocessed emotions associated with PTSD and past trauma ,...

In this episode, we sit down with  Cat Orme  and  Joshua Rodriguez (Master Joshua) , co-founders of  The Kink Collective  in  East Harlem, NYC . With decades of combined experience in kink, education, and counseling, they explore how kink intersects with  PTSD, alcoholism, sexuality, emotional healing, and energy exchange . Their philosophy —  “People Before Kink”  — emphasizes trust, consent, com...

Alauna Toby, a nomadic yoga teacher and social media influencer. Lives her life as she shares her passion as a mental health advocate through the health benefits in yoga. She holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and YTT to help people find healing outside of traditional therapy. In Mind on Yoga Academy, Alauna shares the psychological research as well as the yogic philosophies to explain th...

In this second part, from this amazing storyteller, we continue to learn from Kenra and what her life was after losing her husband to substance abuse. _____________ Kenra Henry,  the resilient spirit and founder of  Calming Chaos, LLC . and author of " Addicted to Love. " Kenra has traversed a challenging path, experiencing generational substance addiction, codependence, and the profound l...

Kenra Henry, the resilient spirit and founder of Calming Chaos, LLC . and author of " Addicted to Love. " Kenra has traversed a challenging path, experiencing generational substance addiction, codependence, and the profound loss of her veteran husband. In this podcast, listeners will be invited to join Kenra on her personal journey, exploring the transformative power of vulnerability and t...

Clint Callahan of Colorado is a Licensed Therapist Social Worker and a seasoned coach who has made a significant mark in the realm of personal development. With an extensive coaching career, has become a beacon of change for those seeking meaningful transformations. Hailing from a background rooted in the belief that small changes can yield big impacts, Clint has dedicated his professional life to...

In this week's episode, we have the opportunity to share with a genius and who is incredibly funny and rebellious as he calls himself. Lincoln has pushed through all his curiosities and lacking the the point of exhaustion. He helps others find the meaning of life as they reach out for help. Did you know that hypnosis to psychedelics can lead you to the same results?  Join us with a glass of wi...

Carl was born into war. When he was just a toddler, he often woke up to his mom’s panicking voice asking him, his siblings and his father to run to the bunker and hide.  At the age of 12, he fled his home country heartbroken.  These events always created questions in his mind & heart. Why is this happening to him? Why do people kill each other? Why do innocent families have to suffer the conse...

Children, victims of war, get a second chance as they start a new life in a new land.

She tied herself with an extension cord to hold on to her life.  Tara, a kind soul, shares the tragic story of survival, discrimination, and loss. After living on an island with her family - in the land of her ancestors, a hurricane came to take it all away. Tara Pyform  was born and raised as an island girl in the beautiful Bahamas. This amazing narrator, poetry, and short stories writer now resi...

What keeps coming up in your life? What emotions do you have bottled up? Why do you keep repeating the same mistakes? What emotions, trauma, or issues just don't go away in your life? Why are you still in survival mode? Bottle emotions lead to medical complications Hypnosis helps us reprogram our minds, brains, and emotions.  _____ Carla Rodriguez is a renamed Transformational Life and Spiritu...

How do we build healthier boys into holistic men? How do we heal or overcome things we do not remember?  Vested in humanity. Advocate of mental health for men. Paul's goal is to build a safe + balanced space to mentor for boys and men.  Paul is the founder of huMENity, a peer-driven support community that encourages men to connect more deeply with their emotional and physical selves. Paul Sima...

Aren’t we all dreamers?  Aren’t we all neuroscientists?  Periodically, we need to listen to our intuition and admit that our environment is making us sick. Change will always allow us to thrive.  Anna talks about her lack of fulfillment in life and how COVID pushed her to change her environment to address her depression. During our interview, she taught us how finding our four pillars of support w...

You are not the problem. Your former ass-hole boss is.  Young, and sweet Trang worked for the most “amazing” organizations; but just like she was a victim of workplace abuse, trauma, and bullying. How do you cope with all that?  Being the daughter of an immigrant can curve the experience in the workplace and society. How do we elevate those experiences to become high-valued humans? Just because li...

You're caught in a trap and can't walk away? Mental and physical clutter correlate. Sometimes, we need help Cecilia, a space and energy organizer, likes to play with the emotions behind clutter as she clears space and energy (including paranormal) with what you have.  _ Cecilia Sieloff, Personal Space Organizer email: mindfulorgservices@gmail.com

Kenny the pervert lives next door. Are your children safe? Are your children at risk? Is there really a correlation between sexual addictions and pedophilia? Does it all start with porn?  While we all have our own set of values beliefs and convictions, not all addicts or addictions are the same. Patrick Eilers, M.A., LLPC,  earned his master’s degree in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Moody Th...

¿Eres desagradecido? Sí, por eso tienes mala suerte. Si aprendes a dar gracias, la vida puede cambiarte. Esmeralda, fotógrafa, cuenta cómo el solo hecho de poder encontrar grandeza y gratitud en las cosas le ha permitido encontrar plenitud y prosperidad en la vida.

Maybe This Is How It Starts for You and I-  Hey, this is Vee and (in fact) this is where it all starts. After suffering from depression since the age of 12, COVID escalated the need to find help at a whole new level. In the process, I made an incredible collective of connections and friends.  Through the Podcast, I will push the envelope from conventional talk therapy all the way to unconventional...

One day, Talk-Therapy reaches a dead-end, and in the journey to self-help, all sorts of healing methodologies spring up: conventional and unconventional.  Maybe This Is How IT Starts is a Podcast where no journey is the same and that we must celebrate.  _________ Welcome to "Maybe This Is How It Starts," a podcast that guides you towards a deeper connection with your inner child and uncove...